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March 29, 2006 Wednesday Safar 28, 1427 Sri Lanka take initiative as Pakistan struggle COLOMBO, March 28: Sri Lanka seized control of the first Test against Pakistan after a career-best bowling performance from Farveez Maharoof was followed by a powerful top-order batting display on Tuesday.... PCB concedes all rights to BCCI for off-shore ODIs KARACHI, March 28: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has conceded to the Board Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) all rights of organizing a minimum of 15 or maximum 30 One-day Internationals... Pakistan badly needs back-up, says Mansoor ISLAMABAD, March 28: Former hockey Olympian Mansoor Ahmed on Tuesday stressed the need for raising two junior teams in order to provide adequate back-up to the senior string.... Snooker: Khurram topples Yousuf to qualify for quarterfinals KARACHI, March 28: Top seed Mohammad Yousuf aspiring for 14th crown and fifth seed Atiq Latif Bux made unceremonious exit from the 31st National snooker championship tasting shock defeats at the... Wasim excels KARACHI, March 28: Al-rounder Wasim Naeem starred in Rafiq Sherazi Memorial CC’s (RSMCC) 28-run victory over Mansoora Sports in the Inter-club tournament on Monday. Wasim smashed 91 with nine boundaries and... Tariq’s career under cloud LAHORE, March 28: Tariq Aziz’s future in hockey seems to be under cloud as he has not been called to the training camp being held in Islamabad from April 1 for... Six-wicket Warne seals series for Australia DURBAN, March 28: Shane Warne grabbed six wickets to spearhead Australia to an unbeatable 2-0 Test series victory over South Africa on Tuesday. Despite stiff resistance shown by the South Africans... Harbhajan spins India to fine win NEW DELHI, March 28: Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh captured a career-best five for 31 to spin India to a stunning 39-run victory over England in the first One-day International on Tuesday.... Team in trouble, Woolmer COLOMBO, March 28: Pakistan are in trouble after sacrificing the initiative to Sri Lanka in the first Test, coach Bob Woolmer said on Tuesday. The tourists started the third day of... Sri Lanka name 25 probables for England COLOMBO, March 28: Sri Lanka’s selectors have picked a 25-man provisional squad for the team’s seven-week tour to England starting in April. Fast bowling discard Nuwan Zoysa, axed after Sri Lanka’s... Ali Asad slams century KARACHI, March 28: An unbeaten century by Pakistan under-19 batsman Ali Asad guided Navy to a crushing victory in the DHA Trophy KCCA Inter-departmental cricket tournament on Monday.... Broad calls for regulations in pitch row DURBAN, March 28: Match referee Chris Broad said on Tuesday he would recommend to the International Cricket Council that specific regulations be drafted to cover repairs to pitches during international matches.... Kenyans seek redemption NAIROBI, March 28: Kenya are looking to erase memories of their humiliating tour of Bangladesh when they host fellow World Cup qualifiers Holland in their opening Group ‘B’ match of the ICC Intercontinental Cup here on Wednesday.... Oram, Papps picked for SA tour WELLINGTON, March 28: All-rounder Jacob Oram and opening batsman Michael Papps have been added to the New Zealand squad to tour South Africa next month. The selectors retained the same 13... Fourth day also rained off NAPIER (New Zealand), March 28: Persistent rain forced the abandonment of the fourth day’s play in the third and final Test between New Zealand and West Indies on Tuesday.... Fighting delays matches KARACHI, March 28: An ugly incident involving a player and joint owner of the venue where the 31st National snooker championship is in progress marred the second session of pre-quarterfinals on Tuesday.... Football squad for Dhaka LAHORE, March 28: Led by goalkeeper, Jaffar Khan, a 20-member Pakistan team left for Bangladesh on Tuesday to take part in the AFC Challenge Cup to be held at Dhaka and Chittagong from April 1 to 16.... Federer crushes Haas to reach 4th round MIAMI, March 28: World number one Roger Federer posted his third win of the season over Tommy Haas with a 6-1, 6-3 victory into the fourth round of the ATP and WTA hardcourt tennis tournament on Monday.... Pakistan rot continues ISLAMABAD, March 28: Pakistan’s performance in the just-concluded 18th Commonwealth Games at Melbourne (Australia) has been more or less a repeat of their show at the 17th edition four years ago at Manchester 2002.... Punjab trounce NWFP LAHORE, March 28: Five goals by captain Ayesha Rafi and four goals each by by Tehmina Siddique and Sidra Riaz helped Punjab crush NWFP 15-0 on first day of the Inter-provincial... Sana to lead Greens LAHORE, March 28: Sana Javed was named captain of the 16-member Pakistan Greens (women) which will play a five-match series against Delhi (India) Blues, touring Lahore from March 29 to April 7.... Fine knock by Shahzad LAHORE, March 28: A fine knock of 97 by Shahzad Mirza helped Pakistan deaf cricket team inflict a fourth consecutive defeat on their Indian counterparts at the Qadhafi Stadium on Tuesday.... TT official PESHAWAR, March 28: Vice-president NWFP Olympic Association, Malik Tajamal Hayat, was elected as President NWFP Table Tennis Association for the next four-year term on Tuesday.... Hockey trials for 2009 Jr World Cup from April 4 LAHORE, March 28: Trials to select Pakistan team for the 2009 Junior World Cup hockey will start with two-day trials in Quetta on April 4 and 5.... Aisam to join camp today LAHORE, March 28: Aisamul Haq will join the national training camp on Wednesday which is in progress at the Bagh-i-Jinnah courts to prepare the Pakistan team for the forthcoming Davis Cup... Women squash HYDERABAD, March 28: Seven matches were decided on Tuesday in the First National women squash championship, which began at Hyderabad Gymkhana on Tuesday. Results: Zeba Pervez (Lahore) bt Habiba Khan (Karachi)... Giants clinch Swiss title KARACHI, March 28: Giants came from behind to clinch the weekly Swiss Bridge Championship by beating Four Bidders in the final, says a press release of Karachi Bridge Association (KBA) issued on Monday.... Sindh University HYDERABAD, March 28: An eleven-member basketball squad of the University of Sindh Jamshoro left for Peshawar to participate in All Pakistan Inter-universities basketball championship which gets underway from Wednesday at the University of Peshawar....

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